NXT Star Hideo Itami won the Axxess NXT Tournament earning a spot in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Pre-Show.
Below is a video of Itami’s reaction to earning his spot in the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Pre-show match.
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha Banks def. Alexa Bliss – submission
Emma gets in Bayley’s ear, telling her that she’s too nice. Bayley tries to break it down to Emma and Emma slapped Bayley across the face.
Hideo Itami and Tyler Breeze talk smack backstage.
Enzo, Cass & Carmella was hanging backstage and Blake & Murphy interrupted and gave Carmella a bracelet. Enzo & Cass was not impressed.
NXT Championship: (C) Kevin Owens def. Finn Balor
Tyler Breeze def. Kalisto
Wesley Blake def. “Big Cass” Colin Cassady
Alexa Bliss def. Sasha Banks – Count Out
Kevin Owens def. Alex Riley: After the match, Owens looked to beat down Riley but Finn Balor came out for the save. Owens and Balor went at it until Owens retreated to the back.
it was reported at wrestlinginc.com and various news sites that NXT champion Kevin Owens underwent surgery late last week to prepare a knee injury. The champion tweeted the following regarding his current situation
http://t.co/JH0WB7K5hE Yes, I had knee surgery. No, it won’t slow me down. Why? Because I’m Kevin Owens, silly! #SoonToBeBetterThanEver
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) March 16, 2015
It was also reported that Owens has already began rehab but there is yet to be a time table for his return.
All of us here wish Owens a speedy recovery.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Australian female wrestler KC Cassidy has signed a developmental deal with WWE and will report to the WWE performance center in April.
Lance Storm said a student of his was signed to a contract on MLW radio a few weeks back and since has been confirmed it was KC Cassidy. She had a tryout with WWE back in August and was awaiting a visa clearance to be able to move to the states.
Cassidy has recently competed in “PWA” She began wrestling in 2009 and is a firmer champion in her own right. I’m sure her presence in NXT will be a greet one thus adding that much more diversity to an already established talented roster.
Follow Cassidy @KCCassidy_ on Twitter
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91
NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match: Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady def. The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara & Kalisto)
Alexa Bliss def. Carmella
Alex Riley def. CJ Parker: After the match, Kevin Owens came out & said he will end Riley’s in-ring career & then put an end to the rise of Finn Balor.
Tyler Breeze def. Hideo Itami
It is being reported via wrestlinginc.com that word within WWE is that the direction of NXT has changed as of late. HHH loves the praise he gets on NXT and he’s looking to capitalize on that.
Originally NXT was meant for “rookies” to learn and eventually establish themselves as stars to be called up to the big leagues known as Raw and SmackDown. However that tune has changed as of late. Now what HHH wants to do is take well established indie wrestlers (more specifically the ones in ROH) wait till their contracts expire and then call them up to NXT. Right now the feeling is NXT is a brand within itself and if you have experimented wrestlers your bound to get great matches.
Now as far as well known faces of NXT there has been no talks of NXT champion Kevin Owens or former champion Sami Zayn being called up to the main roster just yet. There has been talks though of calling NXT women’s champion Sasha Banks up to the main roster along with Adrian Neville and possibly Charlotte. Word is that if these calls up happen it’ll be sometime after WrestleMania.
That doesn’t surprise me especially if one of those 3 debut on Raw the next night. The raw after mania is always a highly rated Raw and further more last year when Paige debuted is proof that there’s no better way to do it.
How do you guys feel about these reports? Does it make you excited and hopeful for the future? I know it does for me. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Hideo Itami def. Bull Dempsey: Tyler Breeze attacked Itami on the ramp after the match. Itami got back up & took Breeze into the ring but Breeze slipped away.
Lucha Dragons def. Tye Dillinger & Jason Jordan: Before the match Solomon Crowe interrupted with a warning that he won’t stop until he gets to the top of NXT. During the match Jordan walked out on Dillinger.
Tye Dillinger refused to leave the ring until Jason Jordan came out to explain himself. Dillinger said he will fight anyone else who came out until he gets to Jordan. Baron Corbin came out.
Baron Corbin def. Tye Dillinger: Corbin beat Dillinger in about 15 seconds.
Becky Lynch def. Bayley – submission
Finn Balor def. The Brian Kendrick: During the match, Kevin Owens joined the announce team for the match, got upset & walked off after he & Alex Riley took some verbal shots at each other. Owens said he didn’t want to do something stupid. After the match, Owens came out & attacked Riley, tossing him over the announce table.
Rhyno def. Elias Samson
Enzo Amore & Big Cass def. the Vaudvillians
Solomon Crowe debuts and shut downs CJ Parker’s protest
Sasha Banks def. Blue Pants
Kevin Owens def. Adrian Neville
There are rumors that Triple H has interest in giving Samoa Joe a WWE tryout for a potential run in NXT.
According to the report, Vince McMahon isn’t as interested in Joe as Triple H but there could be a push within WWE over the next few weeks to give Joe at least a tryout run.
There is no word yet if Joe is even interested in coming to WWE and working NXT.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
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